Google announced native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based AI Studio platform at Google I/O 2026 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The new tools allow users to build Android apps in minutes,…
Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O on May 20, 2026, targeting coding and autonomous agents. DeepMind’s Koray Kavukcuoglu says it outperforms 3.1 Pro on nearly all benchmarks and is 4× faster (12× optimized), and Antigravity 2.0 can run for hours before pausing for user judgment.
Google DeepMind announced in May 2026 that it is integrating Street View data into Project Genie, its general-purpose world model, allowing users to simulate and interact with real-world streets. The…
Meta will cut ~8,000 jobs (~10% of its ~80,000 staff) on Wed, May 21, 2026, sending termination notices at 4 a.m. local time in Singapore, London and San Francisco. Ahead of the cuts, employees rushed to use an annual $2,000 health-and-wellness benefit and a $200 triennial audio credit, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg said layoffs and moving 7,000 workers to AI roles will free capital for AI data centers.
Google’s May 20, 2026 I/O keynote pushed AI agents deep into Search: an “intelligent search box” rolls out immediately, using agents to answer contextually and generate images plus short video clips in results. Also released: Gemini 3.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash (in Search and the Gemini app), Generative UI “this summer,” Daily Brief, and Ask YouTube, plus previews of Android-powered smart glasses.
Google used its I/O 2026 conference to unveil a range of new AI-powered tools built around deep access to users’ personal data, raising questions about privacy and trust as the company pushes its…
Ocean, an agentic email security startup, exited stealth in May 2026 with $28M total funding to tackle AI-generated phishing. The round was led by Lightspeed (with Picture Capital and Cerca), and Ocean already analyzes billions of emails monthly for Kayak, Kingston Technology, and Headspace.
Discord has enabled end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls across its entire user base, meaning communications are now scrambled by default and cannot be accessed by outside parties —…
Google announced a new voice-powered feature for Gmail called Gmail Live at its Google I/O 2026 developer conference on May 19, 2026. The feature lets users ask questions about their inbox aloud in…
Google announced at its annual I/O event in May 2026 the launch of Pics, an AI-powered design and image-generation app built natively into Google Workspace. The app is currently rolling out to a…
Google I/O 2026 unveiled Wear OS 7 with Live Updates for real-time delivery tracking and sports scores on your watch or phone, plus AI-agent task status. Tiles are replaced by Wear Widgets in Android 2×1/2×2 layouts, with Gemini Intelligence on select watches later in 2026 and up to 10% more battery.
